[Remote] Law Firm Accounting / Clio Bookkeeper

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Backyard Bookkeeper is seeking a Law Firm Accounting / Clio Bookkeeper to join their accounting team. The role involves keeping the books for law firm and attorney clients, including data entry, reconciliation, and financial statement preparation, while working from home with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Keeping the books (data entry, reconciliation, review, financial statements) for law firm and attorney clients

Skills

• Daytime availability for meetings and client calls
• Prepared to work a minimum of 20 hours per week
• Good at managing multiple ongoing projects across several clients
• Able to provide good, consistent service to clients who are sometimes assertive and demanding
• At least one year of full-charge accounting experience in a law firm using some combination of Clio and QBO or Xero
• Thorough understanding of general accounting/double-entry bookkeeping principles, comfortable making journal entries correctly
• Excellent communication skills, including through email, phone, video chat, and other online media; be able to respond to messages within one business day
• Self-motivated, able to work effectively under deadlines without much supervision, excellent follow-through
• Have your own computer with a number pad, headset, and webcam, along with a good internet connection
• Type at least 50 WPM, not afraid of data entry
• Generally tech savvy on computers, Windows, Microsoft Office, and internet; able to learn new software quickly

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• On the job training and development
• Work from the comfort of your own home
• Interact with lots of interesting people and companies in varying industries
• Have a variety of ongoing projects, rather than keeping the same routine every day and week
• Mileage and home office expense reimbursements
• Company IRA matching up to 3%
• Each team has an in-person meeting (usually lunch or dinner) once a quarter - attendance is required in most cases
• We hold two events each year in the SLC, Utah area: a company retreat in the fall and a holiday party in early December. Attendance is required at both events if you live within reasonable traveling distance (mileage is reimbursed). If not, the company will pay for a plane ticket to at least one of the semiannual get-togethers.
• We currently have an office location in Sandy, Utah. You are welcome to take advantage of the office space if you prefer to work outside of your home office some of the time.

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